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2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago


FieldValue
CountryUSA
RaceChicago
ImageFile:Chicago Motor Speedway.svg
Caption
DateJune 30
Year2002
Official name2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago
Race_No7
Season_No19
SeriesCART
LocationChicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States
Course1 Mile Oval
Course_mi1.029
Course_km1.656
Distance_laps250
Distance_mi257.250
Distance_km414.000
Weather93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius), 50% humidity, partly cloudy
Pole_DriverDario Franchitti
Pole_TeamTeam Green
Pole_Time23.428
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverPaul Tracy
Fast_TeamTeam Green
Fast_Time24.192
Fast_Lap230
Fast_CountryCanada
First_DriverCristiano da Matta
First_TeamNewman/Haas Racing
First_CountryBrazil
Second_DriverBruno Junqueira
Second_TeamChip Ganassi Racing
Second_CountryBrazil
Third_DriverDario Franchitti
Third_TeamTeam Green
Third_CountryUK

Country = USA| Race = Chicago| Image = File:Chicago Motor Speedway.svg| Caption = | Date = June 30| Year = 2002| Official name = 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago| Race_No = 7| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States| Course = 1 Mile Oval| Course_mi = 1.029| Course_km = 1.656| Distance_laps = 250| Distance_mi = 257.250| Distance_km = 414.000| Weather = 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius), 50% humidity, partly cloudy | Pole_Driver = Dario Franchitti| Pole_Team = Team Green| Pole_Time = 23.428| Pole_Country = UK| Fast_Driver = Paul Tracy| Fast_Team = Team Green| Fast_Time = 24.192| Fast_Lap = 230| Fast_Country = Canada| First_Driver = Cristiano da Matta| First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| First_Country = Brazil| Second_Driver = Bruno Junqueira| Second_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Second_Country= Brazil| Third_Driver = Dario Franchitti| Third_Team = Team Green| Third_Country = UK|

The 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago was the seventh round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 30, 2002 at the Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, Illinois, this was the fourth and final running of the event. 26,000 attended the race. Cristiano da Matta of Newman/Haas Racing, the championship leader going into the event, won the race from the third position. Chip Ganassi Racing's Bruno Junqueira finished in second and Team Green driver Dario Franchitti came in third after winning the eleventh pole position of his career in qualifying.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamTime123456789101112131415161718
UKDario FranchittiTeam Green23.428
CanadaAlex TaglianiForsythe Racing23.434
BrazilCristiano da MattaNewman/Haas Racing23.443
BrazilTony KanaanMo Nunn Racing23.526
BrazilBruno JunqueiraChip Ganassi Racing23.545
MexicoAdrian FernándezFernández Racing23.611
CanadaPatrick CarpentierForsythe Racing23.629
JapanTora TakagiWalker Racing23.674
New ZealandScott DixonChip Ganassi Racing23.723
USAJimmy VasserTeam Rahal23.732
BrazilChristian FittipaldiNewman/Haas Racing23.785
SwedenKenny BräckChip Ganassi Racing23.791
CanadaPaul TracyTeam Green23.847
USAMichael AndrettiTeam Motorola23.884
MexicoMario DomínguezHerdez Competition23.890
JapanShinji NakanoFernández Racing23.905
USATownsend BellPatrick Racing24.174
MexicoMichel Jourdain Jr.Team Rahal24.319

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718
6Brazil Cristiano da MattaNewman/Haas Racing2502:07:00.698321
4Brazil Bruno JunqueiraChip Ganassi Racing250+0.639516
27UK Dario FranchittiTeam Green250+3.444115
5Japan Tora TakagiWalker Racing250+11.992812
52Japan Shinji NakanoFernández Racing250+12.4581610
44New Zealand Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing250+12.97098
33Canada Alex TaglianiForsythe Racing249+ 1 Lap26
10Brazil Tony KanaanMo Nunn Racing249+ 1 Lap45
26Canada Paul TracyTeam Green249+ 1 Lap134
9Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Team Rahal249+ 1 Lap183
55Mexico Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition249+ 1 Lap152
20USA Townsend BellPatrick Racing248+ 2 Laps171
51Mexico Adrian FernándezFernández Racing241+ 9 Laps60
11Brazil Christian FittipaldiNewman/Haas Racing141Lost wheel110
39USA Michael AndrettiTeam Motorola79Engine140
32Canada Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing48Gearbox70
8USA Jimmy VasserTeam Rahal0Contact100
12Sweden Kenny BräckChip Ganassi Racing0Contact120

Caution flags

LapsCause
1-12Vasser (8) & Bräck (12) contact
13No restart
142-155Fittipaldi (11) lost wheel
157-161Tracy (26) & Tagliani (33) contact, spin
163-167Bell (20) & Jourdain Jr. (9) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-67Dario Franchitti
68Alex Tagliani
69-72Michel Jourdain Jr.
73-75Christian Fittipaldi
76-133Alex Tagliani
134-136Cristiano da Matta
137-141Christian Fittipaldi
142-204Cristiano da Matta
205-214Shinji Nakano
215-234Alex Tagliani
235-250Cristiano da Matta
DriverLaps led
Cristiano da Matta82
Alex Tagliani79
Dario Franchitti67
Shinji Nakano10
Christian Fittipaldi8
Michel Jourdain Jr.4

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  • New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:07:00.698
  • Average Speed 121.524 mph

References

References

  1. (November 4, 2001). "2002 CART schedule". [[USA Today]].
  2. (March 4, 2002). "CART to Promote 2002 Race at Chicago Motor Speedway; Self-Promotion a First for CART of an Existing Event". [[PR Newswire]].
  3. E. Whitaker, Sigur. (2015). "The Indy Car Wars: The 30-Year Fight for Control of American Open-Wheel Racing". [[McFarland & Company]].
  4. (June 18, 2002). "CHAMPCAR/CART: Standings after Portland".
  5. "2002 Grand Prix of Chicago".
  6. Phillips, David. (June 29, 2002). "David Phillips' Chicago CART Notebook".
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